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== Hitchhiking Hitching out ==

=== Southwest towards [[Wrocław]] {{National Road Number Poland|8}} {{E|67}}, [[Łódź]] {{National Road Number Poland|72}},  [[Katowice]] {{National Road Number Poland|1}} {{E|75}} ===

From the stop ''Janki'', note that the road splits. The road going west (to your right) is national road 8 (E67). Further down the road there is a wide shoulder where you can hitch, but cars go quite fast here. If you find it hard hitchhiking there, you can walk about 3 km 3 km down the road to a McDonalds. There's also a petrol station, it may be effective to hitchhike from there, as many drivers stop there before longer journeys.

* '''Option 1''' Go A good place to hitch from near the Metro Station bus stop ''Młociny Dzierżoniowska'' and . To get here, either take bus [http://ztm.waw.pl/rozklad_nowy.php?c=182&l=1&a=114&n=6059&o=03&k=B 114]) towards from metro ''Młociny-UKSW'' . Get off at in the stop called direction ''Młociny-UKSW'''Dzierżoniowska ''''' (press the stop button as the , or take bus doesn't always stop there; the list of bus stops is within the bus itself and all bus stops are visibly marked). Go back to traffic lights next to '''that'' burger restaurant, there is a lot of space for cars to stop. * '''Option 2''' Go to 181 from the Metro metro station ''Plac WilsonaWilson'' and take bus 181 towards in the direction ''Cmentarz Północny''. Get Once you get off the bus at the stop called '''''Dzierżoniowska''''' and from there , you'll can see the main road leading northwards. The road is fairly straight going north and has plenty of good spots there are several places to hitch-hike. An additional pro is a McD's located nearby with a toilet free of chargestand.

Take metro from central railway station to metro station ''Ratusz''(note tram 25 has new route) and from there any tram from metro station ''Ratusz'' going east. Get off at '''''Dworzec Wileński''''', walk right down the underground passage, walk out the other side and turn right onto the bus stop (as of Feb 2012 the crossroads are under construction). This is situated beside the big clock on the commercial building next to Carrefour super market. Catch bus 718 (which requires a 2-zone ticket) and get off at '''''Struga'''''. With optimal changes the whole trip takes about 60 minminutes, but on weekend mornings the bus 718 runs only about every 30 minutes. Note that this bus goes outside of the city limits and an additional ticket is required. The first stop outside the central fare zone is a place loved by controllers, so beware. You can hitch from the traffic lights, there is a street light, which helps [[hitchhiking at night|at night]].

AlsoFrom the stop ''Struga'', if all of go back to the above is bad, main road and then walk northeast for 30 minutes from several hundred metres past the 718 petrol station. There is a bus stop (see above), in the direction here with a lot of Białystokroom for a car to stop, and you will come to traffic lights that drivers are better for hitch hiking and where more cars stop. Note that you will have to walk near the motorway for this one, so be carefulgoing slow.

If you are heading to your destination is Lithuania, you might want don't go all the way to stop Bialystok but instead turn north at one the town of the petrol stations located near the border. Last verified: February 2012[[Łomża]] and then head for [[Augustów]].

Or from Central Railway Station ('''''Dworzec Główny''''') or from metrostation '''metro station ''Politechnika''''' , take a bus #502 to the last station ''', ''Stara Miłosna''''', from . From here walk to the crossroads with intersection ''Szosa Brzeska'', then turn right and walk 500m 500 m to the aforementioned '''stop ''Szosa Lubelska''''' stop.

=== East towards [[Siedlce]] and , [[Brest (Belarus)|Brest]], [[Minsk]] ([[Belarus]]) {{National Road Number Poland|2}} {{E|30}} ===

Get to the '''station ''Szosa Lubelska''''' station (see above). Try to hitch right from the bus stop at Szosa Brzeska.

Much of the regular buses and trams now have more ticket controllersinspectors, as prices of tickets have been raised. Compared to other European cities tickets are still cheap and can be bought everywhere. The easiest is a single ticket for 4.40zł, about eur 1,1010€.

Controllers are usually undercover, but can be spotted if you know what to look for: They are almost always male, operating mostly in groups of 2two. So if you see two guys at the bus stop talking with or looking at each other and then getting in at different doors, be alarmed. Also they usually wear something like a hip belt to carry their controlling stuffgear.

The longer distance trains are impossible to blackride unless you're clever. You can buy a student ticket if you've got an international student ISIC card, because the regular (an ID from your home university id from the states (possibly elsewhere) wonmay not suffice and you't work and the controller will ll have you to pay the ticket inspector the difference (most of the time).

== Internet Other useful info == There's an internet café at the metro station ''Centrum''. Walk up the stairs from where the trains are to the balcony-like floor, it's located here at '''DHL Service''', nr. 2001D. Open all days from 08.00-22.00. Free internet can be found in the Palace of Culture and Science, take the lift up to the 12th floor. One of the rooms in the corner of the floor has pc's with internet that you can use. Might be advisable to look like a student (or at least not like an unwashed traveller) to avoid being kicked out.

There is also free WiFi available wi-fi in the Warsaw's central train station (''Dw. Centralna'') as of May 2012.